The Chicago High School for the Arts' shoes for the Custom Culture contest

Shoe theme: Art "I'm interested in industrialism in a sense of the function of what a shoe does. I wanted to show the deconstruction of the shoe to create something new and show what shoes could actually be at one point."

Three students at The Chicago High School for the Art designed their own Vans shoes for the company¿s Custom Culture contest, which awards $50,000 to the winning school's art program. Here are their designs and their thoughts about each.Want more? Discuss this article and others on RedEye's Facebook page.